The Sparkle | |
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French | L'Artifice |
Directed by | Isabelle Grignon-Francke |
Written by | Isabelle Grignon-Francke |
Produced by | Patrick Francke-Sirois |
Cinematography | Émile Desroches-Larouche |
Edited by | Anouk Deschênes |
Music by | Émilou Johnson |
Production company | Club Vidéo |
Distributed by | Welcome Aboard |
Release date |
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Running time | 17 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | French |
The Sparkle (French : L'Artifice) is a Canadian short documentary film, directed by Isabelle Grignon-Francke and released in 2023. The film centres on Kim Lalonde, a man who is working for a travelling summer carnival but torn as to whether to quit in order to pursue his personal passion for geology after Billy, his closest friend among his colleagues, is laid off. [1]
The film premiered at the 2023 Montreal International Documentary Festival. [2]
Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
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Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival | 2024 | Betty Youson Award for Best Canadian Short Documentary | Isabelle Grignon-Francke | Honoured | [3] |
International Documentary Association | 2024 | Best Short Documentary | Pending | [4] | |
Prix Iris | December 8, 2024 | Best Short Documentary | Isabelle Grignon-Francke, Patrick Francke-Sirois | Pending | [5] |
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